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by LBXAC20
Tue Jun 19, 2012 8:36 am
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Thermalright Archon SB-E 15cm Fan CPU Cooler
Replies: 20
Views: 15607

Re: Thermalright Archon SB-E 15cm Fan CPU Cooler

If you don't mind living a bit dangerously, the tip of the heatpipes caps touching or even pressing a bit against the side cover should not be detrimental -- the extra pressure and heat conduction might even help w/cooling. Plus it would be more secure when moving the case :) The stock fan sticks o...
by LBXAC20
Tue Jun 19, 2012 12:49 am
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Thermalright Archon SB-E 15cm Fan CPU Cooler
Replies: 20
Views: 15607

Re: Thermalright Archon SB-E 15cm Fan CPU Cooler

TIM is supposed to form a super thin layer, just enough to fill any voids in the interface between HS and CPU. Most also harden at least somewhat over repeated heat/cool cycles; it doesn't stay in liquid form. We've reviewed a dozen or more TR heatsinks over the years, and I don't recall ever seein...
by LBXAC20
Tue Jun 19, 2012 12:34 am
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Thermalright Archon SB-E 15cm Fan CPU Cooler
Replies: 20
Views: 15607

Re: Thermalright Archon SB-E 15cm Fan CPU Cooler

Another theory of mine, which might be completely unscientific and wholly incorrect, but one I observed in how my system behaved was that when you've got a convex heatsink mount pushing away the TIM, it might not initially manifest itself in higher temps, but rather after a few hours of use, when T...
by LBXAC20
Mon Jun 18, 2012 3:36 pm
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Thermalright Archon SB-E 15cm Fan CPU Cooler
Replies: 20
Views: 15607

Re: Thermalright Archon SB-E 15cm Fan CPU Cooler

Great review as usual. I have a question: Does its height exceed the clearance limit of Antec SOLO II? I've got a True Spirit 140 (which is the same height as the Archon original) in a SOLO II and I use the TY-141 fan which already sticks out above the heatpipes, at least the way I mounted the fan....
by LBXAC20
Mon Jun 18, 2012 3:15 pm
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Asus P8Z77-V Pro: Xpert Fan Control for LGA1155
Replies: 79
Views: 172779

Re: Asus P8Z77-V Pro: Xpert Fan Control for LGA1155

Second best would be Gigabyte this time, because although the bios options are very rudimentary, their motherboards are the only ones besides Intel's that allow Speedfan to control fanspeeds. Gigabyte's Z77 lineup also has more controllable fanheaders than previous P55/P67/Z68 models (which mostly ...
by LBXAC20
Mon Jun 18, 2012 2:36 pm
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Thermalright Archon SB-E 15cm Fan CPU Cooler
Replies: 20
Views: 15607

Re: Thermalright Archon SB-E 15cm Fan CPU Cooler

If you look at the bottom of page2 http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1271-page2.html at the heatsink imprint pattern, it looks like the base is convex to a siginificant degree. If you're referring to the pic of the CPU with TIM on it, that's not necessarily after the Archon was mounted on it; it...
by LBXAC20
Mon Jun 18, 2012 10:50 am
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Thermalright Archon SB-E 15cm Fan CPU Cooler
Replies: 20
Views: 15607

Re: Thermalright Archon SB-E 15cm Fan CPU Cooler

If you look at the bottom of page2 http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1271-page2.html at the heatsink imprint pattern, it looks like the base is convex to a siginificant degree. I had the same problem with my Thermalright True Spirit 140 and had absolutely disastrous temperatures before lapping, s...